The Democratic advocate., 1887-12-03
syKEsvu.I,E 1TgMs.
SYKESVILLE ITEMS.
soiree at Springfield Institute-Race charac-
teristlcs-A edding The Last jackpot
ImproYements-AE Euchre Party
Other Items.


Impro7ements-A Euchre Party
Other Items.
A soiree for the benefit of the school library
was given at Springfield Institute on Thanks
giving eve, which was well attended. The
exercises consisted of music, recitations and
dialogues by the children of the school. All
were well rendered and warmly applauded.
This school has been greatly improved this
wear by change in the assistant teachers,
making it now one of the best institutions OF
the kind in the county.
The Springfield Sociables held their second
meeting Mt the Institute on Friday evening oil
last week. The program was short aud ENJOY
able, consisting Of piano music by the Misses
Schultz, Heifinger and Ayler; fine vocal solos
by Mrs. Schultz and Miss Dennison, and a
baritone solo, The Iron Blacksmith, BY
Mr.. Scott l.. Heffinger, all of which were well
received and warmly applauded. The most
ENJOYABLE affair of the evening was an extern
poraneous lecture on ''Race characteristics
by n well-known member of the Western Md.
Press, Mr. Scott l.. Hefiinger. He portrayed
in forcible and humorous way the local race
peculiarities in trait and dialect. taking in
turn the negro, the ''tar heel'' of North Car
olina, the creole Of Louisiana, the Pennsyl-
vania Dutch and the Hebrew. AT its conclu-
sion Rev. Z. p. Flournoy proposed vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Heifinger, which was given with
a will, every member responding. The next
meeting will be held at the hospitable home
of Col Vim. G. Polk.
The marriage fever appears to be spreading
all over the county. Various reasons have
been given for its rapid spread, but we at
tribute it to low license. On Thanksgiving
eve Mr.. John H. Wilson, our popular young
wheelwright, was united in the holy bonds to
Ar... 7 Iii, Ch,1Iav 1ouobtar of Mr. Harry
Shirley, near Marriottsville, this county.
The ceremony was performed at the BRIDES
residence by Rev. Henry Nice, of the NJ. e..
Church. The happy pair returned to Sykes
Vile, where they will make their future home.
As John was q ringleader in former days in
'.belling'i newly married couples, the boys
gave him belling with all the modern en-
boIlishments. the din of which caused tho dogs
to bark for miles around.
Many improvements are talked of for next
spring. Postmaster Brown was up this week
surveying and plating farms from his Spring
field estate, which he expects to dispose OF.
He will cut the homestead farm down to 500
or 1,C0O acres. Mr.. John P. Phillinger is
still his superintendent, and better one could
not be found. DIR. Phillips house is fast ap-
preaching completion. 1t is large, double
house, with chimneys on each end. Now
these chimneys caused the doctor many rest
less nights, for while watching from day to
day the work as it progressed, he carried his
plans to his pillow with him, and in his sleep
was building chimneys. While he worked no
one could sleep. One night he built one as
high as the Shot Tower, and had TO pull it
all down. Reader, you can imagine the rest
The Mcdonald Bros. have nearly completed
their new stone fort, from which they expect
to shoot out goods by the wholesale during
the holidays.
Euchre parties are still in progress, but
poker is thing of the past. The last Jack
pot was opened on election night. There
was Il delightful euchre party on the night OF
the 23rd ult., at the elegant home of Elisha
Bennett, Esq, in Baltimore county. Carroll
county was represented, but Howard county
failed to come to time. 1t is supposed they
feared defeat, as Mr.. Bennett had prepared
some persimmons, which the losers would
have been compelled to eat, and it would have
been humiliating for these two prominent cit
izens of Howard to have gone home to their
families with puckered lips. An elegant
supper was served, while watermelons and
whiskey decked the sideboard. A more de-
lightful evening was meyer spent. The hours
sped we hardly know how, as our watches all
varied; but the most uncertain one of all was
an old stem winderan the lounge. At early
dawn tie company parted, With many prom
ises to come again.
The closing of the public schools in early
February is much commented upon, and We
hope the commissioners will reconsider their
action and give the people what is due them
another term.
No one has backed off the Sykesvlle bridge
this week.
Much obliged to ''Slaeks Corner" for he
always gathers what we miss, and we hope to
hear more of his Slack.